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The Road to Revolution
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A #History #Review of the #American #Revolution to prepare for exam.
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1
Which Founding Father defended the British Soldiers after the "Boston Massacre".
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
John Adams
2
England punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party by____________
Shutting Down Boston Harbor
Requiring colonists to house and feed British soldiers
Placing Boston under martial law
All of the above
3
This was passed in an attempt to restrict colonists from trading with other countries
The Intolerable Acts
Mercantile Policies
The Navigation Acts
The Dominion of New England
4
Under The Treaty of Paris, England made no attempt to do what?
Tax the colonies.
Give land to the colonists.
Make Peace.
Protect Native American lands.
5
When Thomas Jefferson wrote that "All
Men
are Created Equal", his definition of "men" was:
White men who owned land
All White Men
Slaves
Men and Women
6
This political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin urges the colonies to:
Join together as a new nation.
Join together with France to win the war.
Give in to English policies.
Join together as "one" against English taxation.
7
England began to tax the colonists because
Colonists were breaking trade agreements
The King wanted to build a new palace
They were in debt from the French and Indian War
They wanted to be the wealthiest country in England
8
One concern of colonists who were Loyalists was___________.
The colonists could never beat England's strong army
They couldn't stand alone as an independent country
They could be considered traitors after the war and executed
All of the Above
9
Who fired the first shot at the battle of Lexington?
French officers
No-One really knows
The British soldiers
The colonists
10
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson referred to people's natural rights as being ___
Earned
Ruled by a tyrant
Unalienable - they cannot be taken away
Something governments can take away
11
This political cartoon that makes the Sons of Liberty look bad is an example of:
Patriot propaganda
British propaganda
Colonial propaganda
French propaganda
12
This image by Paul Revere which is titled the Boston Massacre is an example of
Loyalist Views
Patriotism
Propaganda
Good reporting
13
The Colonists were able to win the war due to which of the following strengths?
Inspiration to fight for the cause of Independence
Strong Military Leaders
All of the above
They knew the terrain
14
This act was a tax on paper items such as legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
15
This Act passed by England restricted colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
16
The main argument the colonists had about taxes being imposed on them was __________.
The taxes were too high.
They didn't like any kind of tax - ever.
They wanted people in England to be taxed too.
No taxation without representation.
17
The colonists were outraged by the Tea Act and refused to buy tea from East India Tea because:
Many members of Parliament were investors in the company.
They argued "No Taxation Without Representation".
Their own colonial tea was higher quality and better taste.
They were selfish and wanted to sell their own colonial tea.
18
Mercantilism is an economic theory that a country should
import more products than it exports.
import an equal amount of products to what it exports.
charge no import taxes to its trading partners.
export more products than it imports.
19
Early on in the war, the colonial delegates sent this to the King asking for a return to peace.
The Olive Branch Petition
The Declaration of Independence
Proclamation of 1763
The Treaty of Paris
20
For what reason(s) did France help the colonies during the Revolution?
Both: Inspired by Revolution and England was their rival
They were inspired by the Revolution
The colonies owed them a debt
England was their rival
21
This was a secret society of Patriots that led protests in Boston against English policies
Sons of Liberty
Americans
Bostonians
Loyalists
22
Which of the following documents is associated with the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke?
The Declaration of Independence
The Northwest Ordinance
The Albany Plan of Union
The Mayflower Compact
23
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
Colonies and England
England and Spain
England and France
France and Native Americans
24
The Declaration of Independence was written and made public to the world because
the United States had a right to issue the Monroe Doctrine
the colonists wanted to justify their Independence
the colonists believed they had a right to more land
the colonists agreed to support Britain
25
After the battles of Lexington and Concord, the colonists met to organize for war at the:
Old First Church
Old State House
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
26
This persuasive pamphlet changed the mind of many colonists back to Independence from England:
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
John Locke's Two Treatises of Government
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Paul Revere's Boston Massacre
27
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
British reactions to the Declaration of Independence.
Colonial reactions to the First Continental Congress.
Forms of Colonial resistance to British policies.
Forms of British policies in the colonies.
28
A colonist who did not want to separate from England was known as a __________.
Independent
Traitor
Loyalist
Patriot
29
The governor of MA sent British soldiers to Lexington & Concord in order to:
Force colonists to house them.
Punish them for the Boston Tea Party
Seize weapons that were stockpiled by the colonists.
Begin the war with the colonies.
30
The Tea Act did the following:
Allowed colonists the legal right to grow their own tea.
Placed a tax on colonial tea.
Placed a higher tax on ALL tea sold in the colonies
Removed the tax from tea sold by the East India Tea Co.
